In-Person Historic Preservation Walking Tours SUNY Westchester Peekskill • 27North Division Street Peekskill NY10566• 914-606-7300 5 NEW! Walking Tour of Downtown New Rochelle: 165 Years of Exemplary Architectural History New Rochelle’s downtown is experiencing tremendous highrise construction, yet extraordinary examples of 19th and 20th century architecture still relate a fascinating history. Master works of architects John Russell Pope (Jefferson Memorial), Henry Bacon (Lincoln Memorial), and Richard Upjohn (Trinity Church) are part of this 90-minute walking tour,as well as numerous and superb examples of Art Deco design. Participants hear about a unique Art Moderne post office, a monument to the colonial era Post Rider, a 1964 World’s Fair-inspired bank, and the birthplace of Mighty Mouse—all within view from one corner. Compelling stories abound on each block. Attendees will meet at the Lawton Street entrance to the New Rochelle Library. Tour Guide is Barbara Davis. CE-HIST 2174PE, $50. OFF-SITE Sat., May 31, 12:00noon-1:30pm. #5765 New Rochelle Residence Park Residence Park is one of the earliest residential parks containing excellent examples of Queen Anne and Shingle style homes. We will also see a John Russell Pope designed church, a college with an 1855 Gothic “castle,” the homes of notable residents such as Lou Gehrig, playwright Robert Anderson, Jay Leno, a presidential mistress, and more. Attendees will meet at 9:30am in front of Presbyterian Church of New Rochelle at 50 Pintard Avenue, New Rochelle 10801. Tour Guide is Barbara Davis, New Rochelle City Historian and Executive Director of Westchester County Historical Society. CE-HIST 2167PE, $50. OFF-SITE Sat., June 21, 9:30-11:00am. #5766 Architectural History Tour of Rhinebeck, Rhinecliff, and Staatsburg Thisisaguidedwalkinganddriving tourall withinafive-mile radius of the Village of Rhinebeck. Sites include FDR’s New Deal era post office; the site of Aaron Burr’s 1804 pre-Hamilton duel campaign headquarters; early settler residences; sites of Astor, Morton and Ruppert estates; architect Richard Upjohn’s Saint Margaret’s Church; Staatsburg State Historic Site (Mills Mansion) and more. Tour Guide is Alan Strauber, Historian and Program Coordinator of the Historic Preservation Certificate. Attendees will assemble in front of Beekman Arms, 6387 Mill Street (Route 9), in Rhinebeck. CE-HIST 2149PE, $50. OFF-SITE Sat., June 7, 1:00-3:00pm. #5768 OFF-SITE Sat., Aug. 9, 1:00-3:00pm. #5773 Community Arts for Adults Mixed Media PrintmakingforAdults–24Hrs The Mixed Media Printmaking course is a dynamic and versatile exploration of monotype, relief printing, lino-cut, screen printing, and pronto plate lithography. It encourages participants to discover their preferred methods and express their creativity across different forms. The course includes an introduction to various printmaking techniques; experimentation with various media; creating fine art prints; creating design objects, e.g., tee-shirts; training on printmaking equipment such as a printing press; instruction on digital lab skills, e.g., copy machine and jet printer to make prints; and an understanding of the versatility of printmaking. CE-ART 2334PE, $311. IN-PERSON T/Th, May 27-June 24 (skip 6/19), 6:30-9:30pm. #5760 Painting En Plein Air–24Hrs Students will focus on outdoor landscape painting. Various locations throughout the local area will be selected. Rain dates TBA. Focus will be on color mixing, light and shadow, and composition. Students will be informed of the great plein air traditions of the Impressionists and the Hudson River School painters. Various approaches to landscape painting will be introduced, including water-mixable techniques in oil painting. CE-ART 2020PE, $287. OFF-SITE Sat., May 31-July 26 (skip 7/5), 1:00-4:00pm. #5761 Figure Drawing with Live Model This course provides students with general instruction on how to draw the figure and portraiture. It includes gestural drawing in a variety of media. Short quick gestural drawing will be followed by longer poses and then by a period of independent work. This course is recommended for those looking to start out with the figure or wishing to hone their skills. Supply list available. CE-ART 2364PE, $250. IN-PERSON Sat., May 31-June 28, 9:00am-12:00noon. #5758 IN-PERSON Sat., July12-Aug. 9, 9:00am-12:00noon. #5759 Painting & Drawing for Adults–24Hrs Get your ideas out of your sketchbook! Students will enjoy painting in the studio in class and outdoors in an interactive environment. In this class, students will learn from discussion, group critique, examples of art while honing art skillsof observation, gesture, composition, value, color mixing,and brushstroke, etc. The teaching artist demonstrates painting and drawing techniques for portraiture, representing the human form, and landscape, abstraction. CE-ART 2146PE, $287. IN-PERSON M/W, June 2-25, 6:30-9:30pm. #5762 www.sunywcc.edu/peekskill
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